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We have this marvelous open stairwell and entryway in our home. It’s filled with light most of the day and was the first thing about this model that struck us as “home.” While we love it, the height and volume of the space begs for some control.

In the stairwell portion, I had the idea to paint the outer wall surrounding the window with a navy-to-white ombre. I haven’t quite had the gumption to get that project off the ground, but I wanted something in the meantime to help anchor the space. I’ve gotten excited about painting recently and decided to do a pair of large-scale paintings to add to the space and sort of test my ombre-paint theory.

Here’s the result! The left is the navy to white I initially wanted, but feeling I wouldn’t be able to make a quality duplicate of it, I choose to go with a similar piece in yellow and white. The yellow ties into some yellow highlights in the living room, and the two colors play nicely off each other.

I spent very little on this fun project! The ‘canvases’ are simply thin MDF sheets that are readily available at your local hardware or home improvement store. I ‘primed’ them with a little of the leftover house paint and simply used acrylics to smooth on the ombre. They’re pushed away from the wall and given some additional structure by adding 1×2″ sections of wood to the back in an I shape – this also serves as the hanging mechanism. I used E8000 glue, but with some foresight I would screw them on through the front then lightly patch any of the screw showing through the front before painting.